CA2198789A1 - Large capacity vacuum pressure swing adsorption process and system - Google Patents

Large capacity vacuum pressure swing adsorption process and system

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CA2198789A1
CA2198789A1 CA2198789A CA2198789A CA2198789A1 CA 2198789 A1 CA2198789 A1 CA 2198789A1 CA 2198789 A CA2198789 A CA 2198789A CA 2198789 A CA2198789 A CA 2198789A CA 2198789 A1 CA2198789 A1 CA 2198789A1
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Herbert Raymond Schaub
James Smolarek
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Praxair Technology Inc
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    • B01D53/04—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
    • B01D53/047—Pressure swing adsorption
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    • B01D53/047—Pressure swing adsorption
    • B01D53/053—Pressure swing adsorption with storage or buffer vessel
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    • B01D2256/00—Main component in the product gas stream after treatment
    • B01D2256/12—Oxygen
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    • B01D2259/40003—Methods relating to valve switching
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    • B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption
    • B01D2259/40043—Purging
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    • B01D2259/40052—Recycled product or process gas
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    • B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption
    • B01D2259/40058—Number of sequence steps, including sub-steps, per cycle
    • B01D2259/40075—More than ten
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    • B01D2259/40077—Direction of flow
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    • B01D2259/404—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using four beds
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
    • B01D53/02—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography
    • B01D53/04—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
    • B01D53/0407—Constructional details of adsorbing systems
    • B01D53/0446—Means for feeding or distributing gases

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Abstract

Large vacuum pressure swing adsorption-oxygen plants are employed with four adsorption vessels, two air compressors, two vacuum pumps and an oxygen surge tank, operated on a (two) two-bed processing system basis. One two-bed system is offset from the other by one half of one half processing cycle. Reduced power and capital cost savings are achieved.
CA002198789A 1996-02-29 1997-02-28 Large capacity vacuum pressure swing adsorption process and system Expired - Fee Related CA2198789C (en)

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